Gloria Reuben
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| Gloria Reuben | |
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 Gloria Reuben, November 19, 2007. Photo by Christopher Peterson |
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| Born | June 9, 1964 Toronto |
Gloria Reuben (born June 9, 1964) is a Canadian actress of film and television, known for her role on ER.
Reuben was born in Toronto to a gospel singer mother and an architect father.[1] Reuben is the sister of Denis Simpson, an actor and children's television host. She is a biracial Jamaican Canadian. She began learning piano as a child and studied later music technique and theory, ballet and jazz at the Canadian Royal Conservatory. Her career as an actress was triggered by a few jobs as model and TV ad appearances.
Reuben is known for her role as Jeanie Boulet, a physician assistant in the hospital infected with HIV. She was a guest star throughout season 1 on ER and was elevated to full time cast member at the beginning of season 2. She continued that role until early season 6, when she departed the show.
In 1996 she was chosen by People as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In 2000, she sang back up for Tina Turner on her Twenty Four Seven Tour. Gloria reprised her ER role of Jeanie Boulet for the 11th episode of Season 14. Her guest appearance aired on January 3, 2008.
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- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- 1-800-Missing (2003)
- Happy Here and Now (2002)
- Salem Witch Trials (2002)
- Little John (2002)
- Shaft (2000)
- Bad Faith (2000)
- Pilgrim (2000)
- The Feast of All Saints (2001)
- David and Lola (1999)
- Macbeth in Manhattan (1999)
- Nick of Time (1995)
- ER (1995-1999, 2008)
- Timecop (1994)
- Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1992)
- The Flash (1990)
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